What color is #004D51?

#004D51 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004D51?

The RGB value is 0, 77, 81: 0 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004D51?

The complementary color is #510400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004D51 color

#004D51 rgb(0, 77, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #004D51 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (0, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#004D51 color codes

HEX	`#004D51`
RGB	`rgb(0, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, -18.76, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 20.51, 203.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.138, 5.901, 8.704)`
Decimal	`19793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004D51, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #004D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #004D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004d51; }
.text { color: #004d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004d51, #002451); }

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Questions

What color is #004D51?: #004D51 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004D51?: The RGB value is 0, 77, 81: 0 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004D51?: The complementary color is #510400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.